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Babies and elderly take part in care home yoga class
NINE decades separate the participants of a Teesside yoga class – as elderly care home residents and babies as young as six weeks come together for the sessions.
Care home and choir raise hundreds for Parkinson’s UK
HUNDREDS of pounds were raised at a North Yorkshire care home to support those living with Parkinson’s.
Northallerton care home gets “Good” from CQC inspectors
A NORTHALLERTON care home has made “vast improvements” and was given a “Good” rating by industry watchdog the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Elderly enjoy animal therapy with mini donkeys
MINIATURE donkeys brought smiles to a Derbyshire care home – when they trotted in for an animal therapy session.
Exotic animal therapy proves a hit at Tyneside care home
A MENAGERIE of miniature creatures entertained Tyneside care home residents during an animal therapy session.
Teesside care home’s museum of curiosities
A MUSEUM of curiosities has popped up at a Teesside care home to mark International Museums Day.
Retired pub landlady Anne celebrates her centenary at Ripon care home
FORMER pub landlady and globetrotter Anne Sames has celebrated her 100th birthday with two parties at her Ripon care home.
Ducklings deliver smiles at Teesside care home
A QUACKING good time was had by residents at a Teesside care home when some tiny, feathered friends paddled by for a visit.
Elderly feel “alive” and “happy” after drumming circle
THE SOUND of djembes, darbukas and shakers has been reverberating through a Ripon care home – as residents take part in drumming therapy.
105-year-old Win shares her secret to a long life
THE SECRET to a long life is the occasional glass of red wine, according to 105-year-old Merseyside care home resident Winnifred Kennan.